Legal wrangling over the Godfather of Soul’s estate has been ongoing since his death at the age of 73 on Christmas Day 2006.
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Jolie-Pitt divorce judge disqualified by appeals court
The decision means that the custody fight over the celebrity couple’s five minor children, which was nearing an end, could be starting over.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, New England
Marlboro Music Festival to buy idled Vermont college campus
The campus of the former Marlboro College has been the only home of the festival, which is holding its 70th summer of classical and chamber music with musicians from all over the world performing on the southern Vermont campus.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Longtime illustrator lends expertise to Scarborough library group
The sketching group and their teacher, Michael David Brown, will show and sell their work at an event Saturday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
East Benton family prepares for 49th edition of Fiddlers Convention
The annual East Benton Fiddler’s Contest and Convention will resume this Sunday after skipping last year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
U.S. churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native residential schools
More than 150 boarding schools for Indigenous children in the United States were operated by religious groups between the mid-19th and mid-20th centuries.
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Hemingway Look-Alike Contest returns to the Florida Keys
The three-night contest, a cornerstone of the island’s Hemingway Days festival, was canceled last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Maine
Everly Brothers’ music celebrated in new show, premiering Friday in Brunswick
‘Dream’ will have a weekend-long run at Maine State Music Theatre.
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Bette Midler, Berry Gordy among new Kennedy Center honorees
The Kennedy Center Honors is returning in December with a class that also includes Lorne Michaels, Justino Diaz and Joni Mitchell.
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Britney Spears’ conservatorship case sparks legislative push
With more than 1 million American under such protective arrangements, Congress looks to expand their autonomy.